diff --git a/blockstore/splitstore/markset_badger.go b/blockstore/splitstore/markset_badger.go
index d2303dae25d..b39836ba7d6 100644
--- a/blockstore/splitstore/markset_badger.go
+++ b/blockstore/splitstore/markset_badger.go
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ func (e *BadgerMarkSetEnv) Create(name string, sizeHint int64) (MarkSet, error)
 
 	opts := badger.DefaultOptions(path)
 	opts.SyncWrites = false
+	opts.CompactL0OnClose = false
 	opts.Compression = options.None
+	opts.ValueLogFileSize = 10 << 30
 	opts.Logger = &badgerLogger{
 		SugaredLogger: log.Desugar().WithOptions(zap.AddCallerSkip(1)).Sugar(),
 		skip2:         log.Desugar().WithOptions(zap.AddCallerSkip(2)).Sugar(),